austree?

newguy18 · 28th December 2007, 03:47 PM

i just saw this on tv.has anyone planted or worked on or in one?How does it fair?
RMA USA - Austree? Hybrids

newguy18 · 29th December 2007, 08:21 AM

Noone has worked ith these?

TrevMcRev · 30th December 2007, 02:10 AM

Cant tell what it is from those pics...

Find out the genus & species if possible.

Austree is just a trademarked brand name, doesnt mean anything really.

azrael · 30th December 2007, 03:39 AM

I dont know them at all, but here are a few opinions...good and bad.
The scoop on 'Rocky Mountain Austree, Inc.'

Ekka · 30th December 2007, 03:56 AM

Source: RMA USA - Trees

Quote:

The AUSTREE? Hybrid (Salix Matsudana X Alba) is a sterile male hybrid clone and comes as a result of over 30 years of selective breeding by the Department of Science and Industrial Research of New Zealand. They are widely used for soil conservation, noise and dust barriers, shade trees, hedges, privacy screens, windbreaks, and erosion control. The hybrid vigor of this tree is substantial.

Weed here! PlantNET - FloraOnline

From: http://ces.uwyo.edu/County_Info/LARA...Newsletter.pdf top of page 2.

Quote:

Austrees
The Austree has been heavily promoted all over the country as a ?tree for all reasons?, according to
advertisements. But it might not be for Montana (or Wyoming). It?s not a poplar as many think, but a
hybrid willow (Salix matsudana x alba). According to the advertisement, it?s a sterile male hybrid clone
developed by the New Zealand Dept. of Science and Industrial Research. One of the parents, Salix alba,
the white willow, is hardy in our state but the other parent, Salix matsudana, is not nor is it very
ornamental. In general, willows are weak-wooded, shallow rooted, not real drought-resistant, and
short-lived. From the University of Montana CES.

azrael · 30th December 2007, 03:59 AM

Chop 'em down for the cattle to eat...and go fishing with the longicorn larvae.

Ekka · 30th December 2007, 04:04 AM

Obviously wasn't tooo sterile for NSW to call it a weed self seeding and cross pollinating ... salix is trash at best of times isn't it?

bigshea13 · 30th December 2007, 08:53 AM

here in ny ive seen hybrid locust. they are relativly shorter and have no thorns.

azrael · 30th December 2007, 02:32 PM

Do you mean Gleditsia triacanthos cv. In Aust the most commonly planted (thornless) ornamental cultivar is 'Sunburst' which is quite lime green turning golden.

The Honey Locust is good stock feed for sure...Here in Aust. the first plantings were in shelterbelts at Camden Park, Camden/Menangle ..on John Macarthur's Farm...the pioneer of sheep industry here in Australia back in colonial times. They are still there (at least the progeny are).

Another good stock food is the Carob Bean Tree-Ceratonia siliqua and also Common Ash-Fraxinus excelsa, both of which dont look too terrible if they are browsed.

bigshea13 · 30th December 2007, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azrael

Do you mean Gleditsia triacanthos cv. In Aust the most commonly planted (thornless) ornamental cultivar is 'Sunburst' which is quite lime green turning golden.

The Honey Locust is good stock feed for sure...Here in Aust. the first plantings were in shelterbelts at Camden Park, Camden/Menangle ..on John Macarthur's Farm...the pioneer of sheep industry here in Australia back in colonial times. They are still there (at least the progeny are).

Another good stock food is the Carob Bean Tree-Ceratonia siliqua and also Common Ash-Fraxinus excelsa, both of which dont look too terrible if they are browsed.

not sure only havr come across them several times

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30th December 2007, 03:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
azrael Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 313	Re: austree? I dont know them at all, but here are a few opinions...good and bad. The scoop on 'Rocky Mountain Austree, Inc.'

30th December 2007, 03:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
azrael Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 313	Re: austree? Chop 'em down for the cattle to eat...and go fishing with the longicorn larvae.

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30th December 2007, 02:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
azrael Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 313	Re: austree? Do you mean Gleditsia triacanthos cv. In Aust the most commonly planted (thornless) ornamental cultivar is 'Sunburst' which is quite lime green turning golden. The Honey Locust is good stock feed for sure...Here in Aust. the first plantings were in shelterbelts at Camden Park, Camden/Menangle ..on John Macarthur's Farm...the pioneer of sheep industry here in Australia back in colonial times. They are still there (at least the progeny are). Another good stock food is the Carob Bean Tree-Ceratonia siliqua and also Common Ash-Fraxinus excelsa, both of which dont look too terrible if they are browsed.

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